NAD C 359S | BluOS Stereo Integrated Amplifier | 3 YEAR WARRANTY

Name: NAD C 359S | BluOS Stereo Integrated Amplifier | 3 YEAR WARRANTY
Brand: NAD
SKU: 73782
Price: 1190.00 CHF
Availability: BackOrder

Reference 73782

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The NAD C 359S is a Classic Series stereo integrated amplifier with 2 × 70 W of Class AB power into 8 ohms and BluOS built in. HDMI eARC, Bluetooth aptX HD, an MM phono input and a subwoofer output bring TV, vinyl and streaming together in one component.

Description
Product Details

Close-up of the bass, treble, balance and volume controls on the front panel

Class AB amplification

The C 359S stays with Class AB, fed by a high-current, low-noise switch-mode power supply that draws on NAD's Class D work. It delivers 2 × 70 W continuous into 8 ohms and 2 × 120 W into 4 ohms, with peak current above 20 A. Demanding speakers stay under control, with dynamics and a firm grip on the bass.

Smartphone showing the BluOS app, resting on the amplifier's top cover

Built-in BluOS streaming

BluOS is built into the amplifier: high-resolution streaming up to 192 kHz, internet radio and services such as Qobuz, TIDAL or Spotify are controlled from the BluOS Controller app. Presets on the supplied IR remote call up favourite stations without reaching for the phone. In multi-room mode, music also reaches the other BluOS players around the home.

Front panel of the NAD C 359S with its source buttons and headphone socket, on a walnut sideboard

Analogue and digital sources

The HDMI eARC input connects a compatible TV directly, and Bluetooth aptX HD receives music from a phone. A turntable plugs into the MM phono stage, alongside two RCA line inputs and an optical input. Each source has its own button on the front panel, and a dedicated headphone socket handles private listening.

Amplifier and CD player on a walnut sideboard, between two floorstanding speakers

Subwoofer integration

With a subwoofer connected to the subwoofer output, an optional high-pass filter takes the low bass away from the main speakers. Freed from that load, they work in the range they reproduce best: the stereo image sharpens and the power reserve grows. At 43.5 cm wide and 10 cm high, the unit lines up with the other components of NAD's Classic Series.

Reference 73782

Data sheet

Product Type: Integrated stereo amplifier
Features: Damping factor: over 210 (20 Hz to 1 kHz, 8 ohms), over 120 (10 kHz, 8 ohms)
Free BluOS Controller app (iOS, Android, Windows, macOS)
Integration: Control4, Crestron, ELAN, Lutron, Push, Roon, RTI, URC
Optional high-pass filter for the main speakers (2.1 integration)
Peak output current: over 20 A (1 ohm, 1 ms)
Physical buttons and rotary controls (bass, treble, balance, volume)
Radio presets on the IR remote control
Remote Control Supplied
Bluetooth: Receive
aptX HD 5.0
Brand: NAD
Headphone output: Output impedance 5 ohms
Yes
WiFi: Wi-Fi 5
Audio outputs: Subwoofer output, speaker outputs
Subwoofer output: output impedance 440 ohms
Integrated phono: Yes (MM)
Number of channels: 2
Digital inputs: Optical, HDMI eARC, Bluetooth aptX HD
Optical: 44.1 kHz – 192 kHz
Optical: sensitivity -12 dBFS (70 W into 8 ohms)
HDMI ARC: Yes (eARC)
Analog inputs: 2 x RCA, MM phono
Line input: impedance 28 kohms + 360 pF
Line input: maximum input signal over 3.7 Vrms (0.1 % THD)
Line input: sensitivity 160 mV (500 mV output, volume at maximum)
Line input: sensitivity 510 mV (70 W into 8 ohms)
Subwoofer output: Yes
Multiroom: BluOS
Output power: 70 W into 8 ohms (20 Hz – 80 kHz, rated THD, both channels driven)
120 W into 4 ohms (20 Hz – 80 kHz, rated THD, both channels driven)
Clipping power: over 130 W (1 kHz, 0.3 % THD, 4 ohms), over 75 W (1 kHz, 0.3 % THD, 8 ohms)
IHF dynamic power: 76 W (8 ohms), 144 W (4 ohms), 210 W (2 ohms)
Phono inputs: Phono MM: input impedance 46 kohms / 100 pF
Phono MM: maximum input signal at 1 kHz over 63 mVrms (0.1 % THD)
Phono MM: sensitivity 3.95 mV (60 W output, 1 kHz, 8 ohms, volume at maximum)
Color: Black
Streaming services: Amazon Music, Bugs, Custom Channels, Deezer, IDAGIO, KKBOX, Napster, Neil Young Archives, nugs.net, Pandora, Presto Music, Qobuz, QPlay, Qsic, SOUNDMACHINE, Spotify, TIDAL, Tunify
Internet radio: Radio, Calm Radio, iHeartRadio, LiveOne, Radio Paradise, SiriusXM, TuneIn
Voice control: Amazon Alexa, Apple Siri (compatible devices)
Audio format: MP3, AAC, WMA, OGG, WMA-L, ALAC, OPUS
Technology: High-current, low-noise switch-mode power supply
Hi-Res Audio: 16 – 24-bit
FLAC, MQA, WAV, AIFF
Up to 192 kHz
Series: Classic
Operating system (OS): BluOS
Playback from network shares on Microsoft Windows 10 or later and macOS 10.3 or later
Network connectivity: Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45
Amplification technology: Class AB
Signal-to-noise ratio: Line → headphone output: over 110 dB (32 ohm load, A-weighted, 1 V output, unity gain)
Line → speakers: over 90 dB (A-weighted, 500 mV input, 1 W output into 8 ohms)
Optical → speakers: over 90 dB (-13 dBFS input, A-weighted, 1 W output)
Phono → speakers: over 82 dB (10 mV input, A-weighted, 1 W output)
Preamp, line → subwoofer output: over 90 dB (IHF, A-weighted, 500 mV output, unity gain)
Power consumption: 0.5 W standby
Frequency response: Line → headphone output: 20 Hz – 20 kHz (±0.3 dB)
Line → speakers: 20 Hz – 20 kHz (±0.3 dB)
Optical → speakers: 20 Hz – 20 kHz (±0.3 dB)
Phono → speakers: 20 Hz – 20 kHz (±0.3 dB), RIAA curve rolled off at 50 kHz by a second-order filter
Preamp, line → subwoofer output: 20 Hz – 20 kHz (±0.3 dB)
Niveau de sortie: Subwoofer output: over 5 V (0.1 % THD)
Séparation des canaux: Line → headphone output: over 60 dB at 1 kHz
Line → speakers: over 75 dB (1 kHz), over 70 dB (10 kHz)
Optical → speakers: over 75 dB (1 kHz), over 70 dB (10 kHz)
Distortion (THD): Line → headphone output: less than 0.005 % at 1 V output (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
Line → speakers: less than 0.03 % (250 mW to 70 W, 8 ohms, 20 Hz – 20 kHz)
Line → speakers: less than 0.03 % (250 mW to 120 W, 4 ohms, 20 Hz – 20 kHz)
Optical → speakers: less than 0.05 % at 120 W output into 4 ohms (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
Phono → speakers: less than 0.05 % at 70 W output into 8 ohms (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
Preamp, line → subwoofer output: less than 0.005 % at 4 V output (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
Width: 43.5 cm
Depth: 40.0 cm
Height: 10.0 cm
Unit weight: 8.9 kg